Montgomery, AL-In recognition of National Public Lands Day, Alabama State Parks will waive day-use fees on September 29, 2012. Participating parks include those operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Locations and directions are found at www.alapark.com. Day-use fees average $1 to $3 per person at most state parks. Fees for park amenities such […]
Huntsville, AL – Today Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-05) announced that he will be joining representatives from the five U.S. Service Academies in hosting a special “Academy Day” for students across North Alabama. Interested students who live in Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District and want to learn more about attending one of the Service Academies are encouraged to […]
MONTGOMERY, AL-Families whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the April 2011 tornadoes that struck north and central Alabama could be eligible for financial assistance under a program announced today by Jim Byard Jr., director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Owners of single-family homes in the affected 30 counties could receive […]
Owning a computer and gaining access to the Internet is not a luxury, but a necessity in today’s world. The digital divide is growing as Americans who are “offline” cannot fully participate in the digital economy and are left behind in important areas such as education and health care. Yet, nearly 60% of low-income households […]
If you work or play outdoors you need to be safe keep mosquito repellant on hand. The Alabama Department of Public Health is advising you to protect yourself against mosquito-borne illnesses this summer. There have been no known cases of West Nile reported in The Shoals to date. Precaution is suggested until the threat of […]
FLORENCE, Ala. – Drew Mills, a senior at the University of North Alabama, now owns the copyright to “All Blessings Flow,” his own arrangement of the familiar hymn tune “Old Hundredth,” commonly used as the Doxology in many churches. The arrangement was published by the prestigious St. James Music Press and recorded by Chanticleer, a […]
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday encouraged Alabamians to remember this weekend’s state sales tax holiday for back-to-school items and stock up on needed supplies. “The cost of school supplies can quickly add up, and this sales tax holiday is about saving families money,” Governor Bentley said. “This is also a way of encouraging […]
Muscle Shoals, Ala. — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) Public Relations Department received five awards and was recognized for its outstanding efforts by the Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA). During ACCSPRA’s recent annual conference in Mobile, Ala., NW-SCC’s Public Relations department accepted two Pyramid awards, one Award of Achievement and two Awards […]
FLORENCE, Ala. – Nine business students from the University of North Alabama brought home a collective 11 awards from the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, recently. Twelve from UNA were eligible to attend the conference and national competition after placing first or second at the state level in April. In total, […]
MONTGOMERY — During the 120-hour Fourth of July holiday safety period, which ran Wednesday, July 4, to Sunday, July 8, Alabama State Troopers investigated 386 traffic crashes, resulting in 161 injuries and nine deaths. Based on preliminary information, it is unknown at this time whether alcohol was a factor in these nine crashes. Five of […]
